Industry 4.0 / IIoT

The machine and equipment builder (OEM) market is highly competitive, with expectations of ongoing price / performance improvements in each generation. Customers are recognising the need for machines that are connected, flexible, scalable, and smart, to support the ongoing Industry 4.0 revolution that is combining physical operations with digital technology and big data to create a more holistic ecosystem.  By Aric Prost, Sr. Director, OEM, Stratus Technologies

Crosser, the low-code platform for streaming analytics, automation and integration for industrial IoT, has announced its latest funding round of €3m in new capital. The round was led by NTT DOCOMO Ventures and Montan-Ventures-Saar, with existing investors Industrifonden, Spintop Ventures, 42 Cap, Almi Invest and Norrlandsfonden also participating. 

RTU-enabled gensets are one way to ensure a resilient business model, enabling effective monitoring and control, even if your genset is located in a remote or harsh environment. In this Q&A, Jean Burton, Technical Sales Support Manager at Ovarro, explains how Remote Telemetry Units (RTUs) can optimise genset operations.

Digital twins are digital representations of physical, real world assets in operations. They mirror the condition of assets and provide relevant historical data about them in real time. These up-to-date representations are invaluable to engineers in adapting to the demands of the Industry 4.0 era. Written by Philipp Wallner, Industry Manager, Industrial Automation and Machinery, MathWorks

The first rule of Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) is that communications will fail. One challenge is rising volumes of data place increasing loads on both the main server and the communications networks connected to it. Here, Craig Abbot, Sales Manager for the Asia region at Ovarro, explains why Remote Telemetry Units (RTU) are vital for minimising congestion in intelligent power, utility, broadcast and transport applications.

element14 is hosting a free webinar sponsored by Molex focused on how Industry 4.0 and IIoT can change, scale and integrate manufacturing. 

To satisfy the rising demand for smart design and digital transformation, CAD is in a prime position to aid engineers on the next steps in digital technology. Boris Fischer-Ribič, Country Manager of norelem Austria, addresses the advantages of CAD data and how it can improve and streamline product design - making it a sure path to a more efficient process.

The phrase ‘smart factory’ was first coined in 2011 at German trade exhibition, the Hanover Messe. The term describes a highly digitalised environment in which machinery optimises and operates autonomously. Yet, despite being in our vocabulary for almost a decade, smart factories are not yet commonplace. Here, Stefan Reuther, Chief Sales Office at COPA-DATA, explains how the connected factory could be the first step of achieving digitalisation in manufacturing.

On 10th February, 2021, the European Union’s funded HubIT project will organise its Final e-Conference LABOURTECH 2021 - Industry 4.0 technologies and its impact on the labour market in collaboration with P.PORTO. The objective of this event is to discuss and understand the consequences of future technologies in our labour market, with special attention to the role of responsible innovation and the perspectives from organisations, employees and the society.

Stratus Technologies has launched a new Value-Added Reseller (VAR) programme enabling OEMs, Machine Builders, and Solutions Builders to profitably develop and deliver Edge Computing-based offerings to enable customers’ Industry 4.0, digital transformation, and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) initiatives.